May 14, 2013
Holcim has reduced its shareholding in leading construction materials group Siam City Cement Company (SCCC), Thailand, from 36.8% to 27.5%. The…
May 14, 2013
Lafarge Surma Cement has signed an agreement with Madina Cement Industries and under the terms of the deal, Lafarge Surma will supply its high…
May 14, 2013
Philippe Richart, who was responsible for the readymix concrete business in Holcim Vietnam, has been appointed CEO of Holcim Lanka, Sri Lanka, as “…
May 14, 2013
Demand for space at the inaugural bauma Africa equipment exhibition has forced the organisers to increase the show space on offer. Initially…
May 14, 2013
The capital goods trade fair Future Mongolia will again be held in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator from 19-22 June. Organisers are expecting around…
May 14, 2013
What is said to be the world’s largest cement grinding system has started operation in Artux in the Xinjiang autonomous region of China. The 6,…
May 14, 2013
Lafarge India’s Learning & Development has won the prestigious Annual CLO (Chief Learning Officers) Award, receiving the silver trophy in the…
May 14, 2013
China Resources Cement’s (CRCement) vice-chairman, YuZhongliang, projected that cement demand would increaseby between 8% and 10% in 2013, while…
May 14, 2013
Nikolai Skripal and his wife, Svetlana, owners of Gazprom dorstroy Construction Company in Orenburg, Russia, visited the Kolberg-Pioneer,(KPI-JCI)…
May 10, 2013
British Precast, the trade body for the UK concrete products industry, has welcomed a decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in…
May 10, 2013
A three-day hearing at the UK Court of Appeal in October has been granted to The British Aggregates Association (BAA), which is trying to overturn a…
May 10, 2013
Ciments Français' revenue fell by 7.3% year-on-year to €819 million in the first quarter of 2013 from €884 million in the same quarter in 2012. The…
May 10, 2013
Italcementi’s first quarter 2013report shows similar challenges to the other European majors in terms of poor weather and sluggish demand in Europe…
May 10, 2013
CRH looks to be heading for €500 million in acquisition spending in the year to date, and the group said yesterday that it is targeting Russia and…
May 9, 2013
Wincanton has obtained a three-year distribution contract from Cemex. The logistics group will oversee the planning and transport to construction…